Adjustable mirror.



Patented Aug. I9, i902.

Moss.

ADJUSTABLE` MIRROR.

Application led Feb, 27, 1902.)

v 2 Minet-J5EE f UNITED STAT-Es ENTI, OFFICE.

MYER II. MOSS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' ADJUSTABLEMIRROR.

sPEcrrrcATIoNrorming part of Letters Patent No. 707,151, dated August 19, 1902. Application iled February Z7, 1902.- Serial Nol 95|865. (No model.) I'

xTo all whom it may con/cern.:

Beit known that I, MYER H. MOSS, a citizen of theUnited States, residingat Chicago, in the county of Cook and'State of Illinois, have invented a certain :new and useful Im'- provement in Adjustable Mirrors, (Case No.

' 1,) of which the following is a full, clear,'con

oise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an adjustable mirror, or, in otherwords, a mirror and a supporting device bywhichthe mirror canbe adjustedy angularly and in both horizontal and vertical directions.

Prominentobjects of the invention are to provide a simple and practical construction of mirror-support for permitting such universal adjustment of the mirror and to make the same as handsome andattractive as possible and permitit to be lnadeat lowV eX-y pense.

In the arrangement herein shown for carrying out my invention I provide a mirror which can be of any suitable shape or style and support the same by a frictional pivotal 4engagement kat its sides, whereby it can be adjusted'to any desired angle. Thispivotal support'is arranged at the outer end of a telescoping arm and has a swivel-or pivotal connection therewithby which the .mirror can be adjusted about a vertical axis.' A horizontal adjustment of the mirror is permitted by the telescoping arm'by an adjustment of its telescoping sections, as usual in such devices.` This telescoping armissustained by a support adaptedto permit a vertical adjustment of the arm, whereby the vertical adjustment of the mirror is obtained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view of a largel mirror and two adjustable mirrors embodying my invention, one Vof, which is being used by a lady'. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal `sectio'nof the major portion of the adjustable telescoping arm. Fig. 3 is a view showing the frictional pivotal" connection for the mirror. Fig. Lis aview 'of the adjustable bracket for supporting the'telescoping arm. Fig. 5 isa view of the pivotal connection between the end of the arm and the mirror-support. Fig. 6 is a view of the detachable end of the adjustablearm. y Fig.

"7 is a cross-section Online 7 7 in Fig. 3.

In Fig.l I have shown two adjustable mirrors embodying my invention arranged on opposite sides of a large wall-mirror A. The adjustable mirrors of my invention comprise smallmirrors B, which may be of any suit-l ward one another, whereby friction is maintained between these `ends and the sockets 3 3. This friction' provides a frictional pivotalrjoint, whichholds theamirror in any position to which-it may be adjusted with reference to the yoke C. The upper and middle portion of this yoke isprovided with a socket 5, which receivesthe end 6 of the outer section d of a telescoping arm D. The end 6 is provided with an annular groove 7 and the socket 5 with a screw 8, adapted to fit' into said annular groove, -whereby a pivotal connection is formed between the end 6 and the socket 5, yby which arrangement the `yoke C, and thereby the mirror B, can be swung or adjustedabout a vertical axis. The section el of the arm D has its outer end bent downwardly, as shown in Fig. l.

The arm D is conveniently constructed of two iiat sections d' andd2 in addition to the section d. l The sections d' and d2 are made hollow, as shown in Fig. 2. The inner end of the section d lits into the outer end of the section d', and theinner end of the latter ts in the outer endof the section d2. di has its inner end bent downwardly, as shown in Figs. l and 2. To prevent a withdrawal of the sections d and d' to an extent to separate them from'one another and-from the section d2, a iexible connector v9 is'arranged within thefse'ctions d and d2 and has its outer end connected with the inner end of the outer section d and its middle portion connected with the inner end of the section d',

The section IOC as by a pin 10, and its inner end connected with the section d2, as by a button 11, arranged to strike against a pin or stop 12. The lower end of the section d2 is threaded and provided with a closure or fitting 13, which may be of any suitable shape. The vertical portion of the section d2 is arrangedwithin a bracket E, provided with apertures 14 14, by which it can be screwed to the wall or any other support. This bracket E has its bore made slightly larger than the outer surface of the portion of thesection d2 which ts therein, whereby a sliding movement of such portion of the section d2 is permitted, and a locking eect is secured by the strain imposed upon such portion by the weight of the mirror. The bracket E may have any desired form or con figuration, a desirable arrangement being to make it in the form of a closed hand, as shown in Fig. 1. j

To place the mirror in position fou-use, the cap 13 is unscrewed, the bracket E is secured to the Wall or other support, and the vertical portion of the section d2 is passed through the bore of the bracket, after which the cap 13 is again screwed into place.

To adjust the mirror, a vertical adjustment is secured by adjusting the telescoping arm D in the bracket E. VTo secure a horizontal adjustment, the telescoping arm D is elongated or shortened, as required. For vertical angular adjustment the yoke C is adjusted relatively to the end of the arm D. To secure ka horizontal angular adjustment, the mirror itself is adjusted relatively to the yoke C. In this way a universal adjustment of the mirror can be secured in an easy and rapid manner.

It will be understood that the arrangement herein shown and described is illustrated for the purpose of showing myinvention and that I do not intend to limit myself to such arrangement or construction.

What I claim as my invention is- In a device of the class described, the coinbination with a mirror having its sides provided with sockets, of a yoke adapted to embrace the mirror, having its end portions bent in and adapted to it in the sockets on the mirror and having frictional engagement with the said sockets, an arm bent to project horizontally and having a vertical portion that is rotatably mounted, the horizontal portion of the arm being formed in'telescoping sections d, d, d2, the front section d having pivotal connection with the yoke while the remaining telescoping sections are tubular, a flexible connector 9vpassing through the hollow sections of the arm and engaging the front section d, the rear end of the said eXible connector having attached thereto a button 11 and a stop 12 located in the section d2 above the button, whereby the extent to which the sections may be separated is limited, substantially as described.

ln witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 17th day of February, A. D. 1902.

MYER H. MOSS.

Witnesses:

A. MILLER BELFIELD, HARVEY L. HANsoN. 

